When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he asked with great interest: "What four words?"
"Return to pastoralism!" Liu Weichao knew that Emperor Chongzhen might not understand what he just said, so he explained directly without waiting for him to ask, "For the Mongolian grassland tribes, it is no longer the clan leader who governs them, but the court appoints local officials
It is up to the officials to manage it. Although the grasslands are vast and the nomads have no fixed settlements, the general scope can still be defined, and cities can also be built for fixed-point management."
After a pause, he saw that Emperor Chongzhen's eyes seemed to light up, and he continued: "Isn't there already a steam train? Looking back, we can connect the cities on the grassland with trains. The transportation is convenient and the imperial court can control it.
strengthen!"
"Oh!" Emperor Chongzhen said with some enlightenment after hearing this, "That's why you said that I already have the ability to manage the grassland at this time, do you mean this steam train?"
When Liu Weichao heard this, he smiled and said: "This is one of the reasons. The second reason is that with my help, you have transformed into the firearms era, and the cold weapons have transformed into the real firearms era, which is also the nomadic people.
The beginning of their decline. They couldn't defeat the technological nation, and in the end they had no choice but to put down their swords and guns and greet their guests with their joyful dance."
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he couldn't help grinning. Since ancient times, the grassland has been a serious problem for the Central Plains dynasty. Even the wisest and most powerful emperor can only solve it for a while at most, but not for a lifetime. Now, in his hands, he is still the master of science and technology.
In the hands of the emperor, this problem was finally solved.
He was enjoying himself when he heard Liu Weichao say to him again: "Also, the Jenny Spinning Machine... No, those Chongzhen Spinning Machines have already been invented, and after such a long time, they should be proficient in them.
The demand for raw materials will increase greatly. Grassland herdsmen herd sheep, and their wool can be purchased, which will not only contribute to your textile industry, but also feed the grassland herdsmen. This is something you can only do at this time."
At this point, he paused and then concluded: "We need to give the herdsmen something to eat and improve their lives so that they will not rebel because of hunger and cold; and they can connect to the grasslands through a convenient means of transportation such as trains.
Improve the court's control over the grassland; finally, with a strong military deterrence, I believe you have the conditions and ability to truly solve the grassland!"
After hearing his words, Emperor Chongzhen immediately said with a smile: "My ministers would never have thought of your far-sighted and lofty proposal. I am really lucky to have a friend like you!"
Liu Weichao's proposal is actually considered ordinary in the eyes of later generations. Because what methods are effective has been verified by history. At a glance, it is nothing more than a summary.
However, although some of Emperor Chongzhen's ministers were definitely smarter than Liu Weichao, they were limited by the times and their vision was limited. It was definitely very difficult to consider things that Liu Weichao could easily think of.
After Emperor Chongzhen sincerely flattered Liu Weichao, he quickly thought of a question and consulted Liu Weichao: "What should we do with the current patriarchs and chiefs of the Mongolian tribe?"
This is really a bit like dealing with the southwestern chieftain affairs. Since the imperial court wants to appoint officials there, there must be a conflict with the Mongolian tribes who are in power now.
When Liu Weichao heard this, he immediately replied without thinking: "Didn't you tell me? You don't want to take advantage of those who help the tyrants. In this case, what is there to say? They must be killed!"
Seeing how Emperor Chongzhen wanted to speak after hearing what he said, he added without waiting for Emperor Chongzhen to speak: "Of course, I think this matter can not be done by you. Instead, let the herdsmen do it themselves.
Only in this way can we be thorough. The specific method is similar to how to solve the problem of chieftains. We use the wealth of those clan leaders and the like to distribute it to ordinary herdsmen to attract ordinary herdsmen to serve the court."
"The information I have seen here shows that the ordinary Mongolian herdsmen at this time were actually very poor. They were squeezed by the tribal chief and his cronies and lived a very hard life. As long as you can improve their lives, they will
You will definitely be willing to serve the imperial court and be under the imperial court’s jurisdiction!”
Hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen thought of the way to deal with the chieftain, and immediately understood, and said excitedly: "You mean, I defeated the Mongolian tribe, took the cattle and sheep of the Mongolian tribe's chiefs, and harvested them.
It was owned by the imperial court and then leased to ordinary herdsmen on preferential terms. If they had done meritorious service to the imperial court, they could also be given some cattle and sheep. By the way, the imperial court also purchased their output for mutual trading and improved their lives.
Live a good life, right?"
After asking this question, he immediately thought of something, and quickly added: "Also, open a free school to teach them to use Ming Dynasty Mandarin, learn Chinese characters, etc., just like the southwestern chieftains do?"
"Haha..." When Liu Weichao heard this, he immediately nodded with a smile and said, "I think you have become a master, that's it!"
Emperor Chongzhen was very happy after hearing this. In this way, he had an implementable plan for the strategic layout of the grassland.
Faced with Liu Weichao's praise, Emperor Chongzhen became humble and said to Liu Weichao: "It's all thanks to you. You are my true mentor and friend! I will think more carefully about this matter later."
When Liu Weichao heard this, he immediately laughed and said, "We are still each other's grandfathers!"
From a certain perspective, Liu Weichao was Emperor Chongzhen’s golden finger, the grandfather in the ring, who helped him revive the Ming Dynasty! Similarly, Emperor Chongzhen was also Liu Weichao’s golden finger, allowing him to achieve financial freedom. In addition, the spiritual world also
Can be greatly satisfied.
As soon as Liu Weichao finished speaking, he heard a voice coming from behind him: "What grandpa?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Weichao was startled. He quickly turned around and saw his girlfriend walking towards him at the top of the stairs. Gu Zhu
So, he quickly whispered to Emperor Chongzhen: "My girlfriend is here, let's talk later."
After finishing speaking, he hung up the video communication without waiting for Emperor Chongzhen to speak.
"Remember Ryukyu..." Emperor Chongzhen heard what he said. Before he could remind him, he found that Liu Weichao had hung up the video communication. He couldn't help but be speechless. He looked at the screen of his mobile phone and murmured to himself, "A girlfriend is enough."
If you are so frightened, if you wait until you get married, you will marry a tigress and go home, you are really worthless!"
After he finished speaking, he carefully put the phone back into the sachet on his chest, and then began to think about the conversation with Liu Weichao.
While thinking about it, Emperor Chongzhen began to write down all the key points of what he just said.
He didn't know how long it had been before he looked up and found that Wang Cheng'en, who had gone to deliver the order, was already waiting at the door.
Emperor Chongzhen knew that it was time for the Ryukyu envoy to be waiting there.
However, he did not think about meeting the Ryukyu envoy. Instead, he called Wang Chengen and said to him: "I thought about the matter about the grassland tribe that Daban mentioned before, and I have something to tell you!"
When Wang Chengen heard this, he couldn't help but be overjoyed. He was afraid that he would have no merit, so he quickly responded: "Long live the Lord, I have ordered you to come down, and I will go up the mountain of swords and the sea of fire..."
"..." Emperor Chongzhen was speechless for a moment, and quickly interrupted, "I'm not asking you to go up mountains of swords and seas of fire. Please listen carefully!"
"Yes, yes!" Upon hearing this, Wang Chengen responded quickly and looked attentive.
Emperor Chongzhen told him: "You sent people from Xichang to the grassland to spread the news. The latest national policy of the imperial court towards the grassland tribes is..."
As he said that, he told Wang Chengen what he and Liu Weichao had discussed. Of course, going to the grasslands to spread news could only be about how to improve the lives of ordinary herdsmen and let them have an expectation for the governance of the Ming Dynasty, not all
The policy will be stated from the beginning.
In fact, there is another point that Liu Weichao did not mention when he and he were talking just now. It is that today's Ming Dynasty, with its increasingly strong financial resources, already has the strength to manage the grassland.
Otherwise, fifteen years ago, Chongzhen could not even pay the border troops, so how could we give the grassland herdsmen a good life?
At this time, Emperor Chongzhen came to the end and explained to Wang Chengen: "For this matter, I can go to Shanhaiguan first and discuss it with Du Qing, the governor of Jiliao, and let him help you handle this matter."
He was not in a hurry to solve the problems of the grassland tribes. He would not focus on the grasslands until the affairs of the southwest chieftains were solved.
However, this does not mean that the grassland tribes will not do it first. They can at least spread the news and start doing it on a small scale.
Wang Chengen was the eunuch in charge of the ceremony, equivalent to the internal minister, and all major affairs of the government passed through his hands. Therefore, as soon as Emperor Chongzhen gave an overview, he immediately thought of the southwest chieftain's policy of reforming his native land and returning to his hometown.
Already.
When he thought of this, he couldn't help but feel overjoyed. The strategy of reforming the land and returning it to the local people was to permanently solve the problem of chieftains in the southwest; and now Long Live Lord's strategy to deal with the grassland was also to permanently solve the problem of grassland. This is a rare major policy. If done well,
, there will definitely be a strong mark in the history books.
So, he quickly agreed, and then replied to Emperor Chongzhen: "Long live my Lord, this matter is of great importance. Can I go to Shanhaiguan in person?"
After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen thought for a while and said: "That's okay, go and come back quickly, I can't do without you here!"
When Wang Chengen heard this, his face burst into laughter and he quickly agreed.
At this time, there was movement on the mobile phone in the sachet. Emperor Chongzhen ignored Wang Chengen. He took out his mobile phone and looked at it. He found that it was the information about the Ryukyu Kingdom sent by Liu Weichao. He browsed it and then ordered the Ryukyu envoy to pay an audience.